HBO GO & WatchESPN Come to Apple TV

iTunes Viewers Now Purchasing Over 800,000 TV Episodes & Over 350,000
Movies Per Day

June 19, 2013 10:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time

CUPERTINO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apple® today announced that HBO GO and WatchESPN are now available
directly on Apple TV® joining the great lineup of programming offered to
customers. iTunes® users have downloaded more than one billion TV
episodes and 380 million movies from iTunes to date, and they are
purchasing over 800,000 TV episodes and over 350,000 movies per day.

“HBO GO and WatchESPN are some of the most popular iOS apps and are sure
to be huge hits on Apple TV,” said Eddy Cue, Apple’s senior vice
president of Internet Software and Services. “We continue to offer Apple
TV users great new programming options, combined with access to all of
the incredible content they can purchase from the iTunes Store.”

Apple TV users can choose from an incredible selection of programming
including over 60,000 movies and over 230,000 TV episodes, as well as
the world’s largest collection of music on the iTunes Store®. Apple TV
also offers great content from Hulu Plus, Netflix’s streaming catalog,
live sports from MLB, NBA and NHL as well as Internet content from
Vimeo, YouTube and Flickr.*

In addition to HBO GO and WatchESPN, three new content providers* are
also available today on Apple TV including Sky News, Crunchyroll and
Qello offering live news, sports and current TV programming.

HBO GO users get unlimited access to their favorite HBO shows, including
HBO original programming, hit movies, sports, documentaries, comedy
specials and more. This includes full seasons of the best of HBO, plus
bonus features and special behind-the-scenes extras. HBO GO on Apple TV
requires a subscription to HBO through participating television
providers.

WatchESPN on Apple TV delivers a one-stop video destination for sports
fans with live access to ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN3 and ESPN Buzzer
Beater/Goal Line to those who receive ESPN’s networks as part of their
video subscription from affiliated providers. Popular sports and
fan-favorite shows include college football and basketball, Monday Night
Football, MLB, NBA, major golf tournaments, all four Grand Slam tennis
events, SportsCenter, PTI and more. Additionally, curated on-demand
video featuring the most recent and relevant content—including
highlights and news clips from ESPN.com
as well as short-form segments from programs such as E:60, Outside The
Lines, SC Featured, Sport Science and others—will be accessible through
WatchESPN for the first time via Apple TV to all users.

Sky News on Apple TV delivers a live 24/7 news feed to users in the US,
UK and Ireland, including breaking news and headlines from business,
politics, entertainment and more. In addition to the live feed, users
can catch up on specific stories at any time via the extensive on-demand
news library.

Crunchyroll, the leading global video service for Japanese Anime and
Asian media, will allow subscribers worldwide to watch the latest HD
shows one hour after they air in Japan. Qello, a leading on-demand
streaming service for HD concerts and music documentaries, offers free
or paid subscriptions to music fans worldwide. New users can sign up for
Crunchyroll and Qello instantly on Apple TV.

Apple TV makes it easy to enjoy iTunes video and music right on your HD
TV. Coming this fall, iTunes Radio™ will offer you an incredibly
personalized music experience directly on Apple TV based on your
listening history and past purchases from iTunes. And with iCloud®, you
can buy movies and TV shows on Apple TV and watch them on your iPhone®,
iPad®, iPod touch®, Mac® or PC. iCloud also stores photos and pushes
them wirelessly to all your devices including your Apple TV. iCloud is
an incredibly easy way to get instant access to all of your content, no
matter which device is being used.

iPhone, iPad and iPod touch users can use AirPlay® to stream music,
photos and videos from their devices directly to their HD TV with Apple
TV. iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPad, iPad mini, fifth generation iPod touch
and Mac users can use AirPlay Mirroring to show the screen of their
device right on their HD TV, allowing them to stream web pages,
spreadsheets or even games.**

Pricing & Availability

Apple TV requires iTunes 10.5 or later. Apple TV requires an 802.11g/n
Wi-Fi network or Ethernet network, a broadband Internet connection and a
HD TV capable of 1080p or 720p and an HDMI cable that is sold
separately. iTunes movie and TV show availability varies by country.
Third generation Apple TV hardware is required to play 1080p video. HBO
GO, Watch ESPN, SkyNews, Crunchyroll and Qello require Apple TV software
version 5.3 available as a free software update for second and third
generation Apple TV users.

*Content availability varies by country, may require account
subscriptions and may not be available in all territories.

**AirPlay requires an iOS device running iOS 4.2 or later. AirPlay
Mirroring is not supported on the original iPad. AirPlay Mirroring is
supported on the following Mac models: iMac® (Mid 2011 or newer), Mac
mini (Mid 2011 or newer), MacBook Air® (Mid 2011 or newer), and MacBook
Pro® (Early 2011 or newer).

Apple designs Macs, the best personal computers in the world, along with
OS X, iLife, iWork and professional software. Apple leads the digital
music revolution with its iPods and iTunes online store. Apple has
reinvented the mobile phone with its revolutionary iPhone and App Store,
and is defining the future of mobile media and computing devices with
iPad.